Krishnamurti on Self-Confidence

by Krishnamurti: So, having made life into a technical process, conforming to a particular pattern of action, which is merely technique, naturally we have lost confidence in ourselves, and therefore we are increasing our inward struggle, our inward pain and confusion.

The Krishnamurti Connection and Buddhism

1. Background: The Krishnamurti Connection. Science and medicine tell us that humans are mammals and are therefore related to many other animals which share our environment. 

Krishnamurti on Meditation

by Jiddu Krishnamurti: Meditation is never the control of the body. There is no actual division between the organism and the mind. The brain, the nervous system and the thing we call the mind are one, indivisible.

Krishnamurti on Non-violence

by Jiddu Krishnamurti: You see, we realize that we must change. Let us take as an example violence and brutality – those are facts. 

Krishnamurti on Mind

by Jiddu Krishnamurti: The mind that has put its house in order, has understood the nature of knowledge. 

Jiddu Krishnamurti on Love

Jiddu Krishnamurti: Question: What do you mean by love ? We are going to discover by understanding what love is not, because, as love is the unknown, we must come to it by discarding the known. 

The Present Crisis

Questioner: You say the present crisis is without precedent. In what way is it exceptional?